How Many People Are Named Pedro Heredia?
There are approximately 5 people named Pedro Heredia living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Pedro with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Heredia. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
5
1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Pedro: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Pedro. The peak year was 2000 with 1,711 births. The average person named Pedro today is 36 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Pedro
In the 2020 Census, the first name Pedro was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (93.53%). The next largest recorded groups were White (3.95%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (1.21%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Pedro in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Pedro rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Heredia Surname
The surname Heredia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Heredia in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Pedro" has an estimated frequency of 0.0229% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Heredia" appears at a rate of 5.76 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Pedro are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 5 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Pedro Heredia: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Pedro Heredia?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Pedro Heredia are alive in the United States today. The first name Pedro is shared by 78,348 Americans, and the surname Heredia is shared by 19,751.
How rare is the name Pedro Heredia?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. The first name Pedro is uncommon and the surname Heredia is uncommon.
Is Pedro a male or female name?
Pedro is predominantly male, with 99.5% of bearers being male and 0.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 2000 and the average bearer today is 36 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Pedro?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Pedro was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (93.53%). The next largest recorded groups were White (3.95%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (1.21%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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